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"Representing America's Youth: Transforming the Field of Juvenile Services"

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:31:51 -0500

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America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:11 -0500

This report, a product of The National Council of La Raza and the Campaign for Youth Justice, examines recent information about Latino youth in the justice system with a specific focus on youth tried as adults.

Issue Brief: Reform the Nation's Juvenile Justice System

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:25 -0500

Across the nation, juvenile courts and corrections systems are littered with poorly conceived strategies that increase crime, endanger young people and damage their future prospects, waste billions of taxpayer dollars, and violate our deepest held principles about equal justice under the law.

Fact Sheet: A Road Map for Juvenile Justice

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:57:56 -0500

In the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the Annie E. Casey Foundation essay focuses on juvenile justice reform. This fact sheet presents six key challenges and points toward solutions that are proved reform

Connecting Youth through Multiple Pathways

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:48:04 -0500

Although about 20 percent of all youth will become at risk of disconnection at some time before reaching the age of 25, only 5 to 7 percent will reach age 25 without connecting in a meaningful way to employment and social support systems.

Changing Systems: Outcomes from the RWJF Reclaiming Futures Initiative on Juvenile Justice and Substance Abuse

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:55 -0500

Reclaiming Futures (RF) is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that seeks to improve outcomes for drug-involved youth in the juvenile justice system. The first phase of Reclaiming Futures (2002–07) was a ten-site demonstration effort that relied on organizational change and system reform to improve substance abuse interventions for youthful offenders.

Putting Juveniles in Adult Jails Doesn't Work

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:13:43 -0500

Despite the seriousness of some teen crime, transferring more juveniles to adult facilities is a mistake. While outgoing D.C. Attorney General Linda Singer is trying to reduce this practice for 16- and 17- year-olds, transfers are becoming increasingly common.

Online Resources for Identifying Out-of-School Time Programs

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:46:25 -0500

A new Child Trends brief helps funders, administrators, and practitioners find evidence-based programs that may be appropriate for their target populations and communities. The Guide provides an overview of 22 resources and 12 searchable online databases that offer information on a range of evidence-based intervention programs.

Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:25:40 -0500

On July 15, 2009 the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on the "Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act" (HR 1064), introduced by Representative Bobby Scott.

Illinois' Ground-Breaking System Reforms Face Devastating Cuts

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:31:33 -0500

Illinois made major strides this year to keep more teens out of the adult prison system and implement a pilot program focusing on alternatives to incarceration. Youth Today reports that the s

Youth Today: Taking Risks for Transition-Age Youth

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:54:12 -0500

On any given day, scores of young people with limited individual and social capital are simultaneously struggling to exit some systems and enter others: foster care, residential treatment centers, higher education, mental health programs, gainful employment.

Sen. Webb Wants New Commission to Review Criminal Justice System

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:38:13 -0600

This year Senator Jim Webb of Virginia says he will seek legislation to launch a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system. He says the focus must be on making sharp distinctions between offenders of violent crimes and those incarcerated for non-violent crimes, drug abuse and mental illness so that we lock up the most dangerous people instead of diverting time and money to incarcerate the wrong people.

OJJDP Measuring Court Performance Toolkit

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:36:08 -0600

Children’s Express reports on this toolkit that helps child welfare courts define goals, collect data and measure their performance to improve child and family outcomes of safety, permanence, and well-being.

Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Key Federal Policy Recommendations

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:05:57 -0600

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued policy recommendations for reforming juvenile justice, reducing poverty, rebuilding the child welfare system and improving data. On juvenile justice, the Foundation says the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act should be reauthorized with enhanced provisions to reduce racial disparities, strengthen core protections against confining status offenders and mingling juveniles with adult offenders.

Disproportionate Number of Girls in Juvenile Justice System Have Mental Health Needs

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:04:01 -0600

Research published in this month's American Journal of Public Health finds that girls in the public mental health system were arrested at earlier ages more frequently and were charged with more serious offenses than girls in the general population. This provides strong evidence for the coordination between mental health and justice systems to provide rehabilitation.